Improvement in street-sprinklers



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n. Y. MCooNNnLL-ND esoneri PRINGLE, or nocnnsrnn, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 97,422, dated November 30, 1869.

nvnuzovzuwmvr IN STREET-SPRINKLERS.

The Schedule referred tq in these Letters `Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, R. Y. MCGONNELL 'and GEORGE PRINGLE,-0"Rochester, in the county of Monroe. and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street-Sprink- 1ers; and-do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of our Invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a street-sprinkler, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

.1n order to enable others skilled Ain the art to which our invention -appertains, to make and use the same,

`we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which represent a rear view.

A represents the bottoni ofthe water-tank, in which are two valves, B B, through which the water is allowedto pass. J

Thesevalves are operated by the driver by meansof' two cords, so that he can open one or both, at v pleasure, or shut off the water entirely.

On the under side of the bottom A is secured a block, C, t0 which are attached two leather, rubber, or other flexible tubes, D 1)said block being provided with holes corresponding with the hoiesin the bottom A, covered by the valves B B;

Between the bottom A and block Gis inserted a piece of leather, a., with suitable holes, which-leather isfor the purpose of keeping the joint water-tight.

lhe iiexiblc tubes I) D are connected with the sprinkler E, of the shape shown in the drawing, by

means ofthe 'onts G G which have each 4a screw H n l 7 1 The sprinkler is held in position by means of suitable braces that are attached to the frame of the wagon.

By taking the water into the sprinkler at both ends,

as above described, we get the pressure to spread the water where it is required. l

The screws H H, in the ends of the sprinkler, `'can be taken out, for the purpose of cleaning out the pipe without taking out the tubing, which can bedone by taking out one of the screws, and .openng'the opposite valve, whne the tank is full of water.

Having thus fully described our invention,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The sprinkler E, constructed, as described, of hydraulic tubing or gas-pipe, and provided with one row of holes, drilled a little above the centre, and closer around the circle and at the ends than in the centre, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The sprinkler E, taking the water in at each end, thereby giving 'the pressure at the side where it is wanted, substantially as herein set forth.

3. The flexible tubes D D, connect-edto the watertank by means of a supplementary block, C, secured to the bottom of the tank, substantially as here-in setY forth.

4. The double valves, placed inside of thewatertank, so as to be able tolet on water at either side, or together, at pleasure, substantially as herein set forth.

5. The screws H H, in the ends 'of the sprinkler E,v

for the purpose of cleaning, substantially as herein set forth. l

6. The combination and arrangement of the bottom A, valves BB, supplementary `block C, flexible tubes 1) D, sprinkler E, joints 'G Gr,- an'd screws VH H, all constructed as described, and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands alud seals, this 20th day of September, i869. It. Y. MCOONNELL. [1.. s] GEORGE PRINGLE. [1.. s.] fitnesses Parli.V Mclu'rrnn, WM. BROWN. 

